Black Wii Finally

BreakABone · 06-04-2009, 07:29 AM

This is the one I always wanted to get, but alas.

For Japan only right now.

Teuthida · 06-04-2009, 09:02 AM

What I've been holding out for.

Angrist · 06-04-2009, 10:27 AM

Looks awesome. I bet it will sell a lot of copies together with MH3.

Typhoid · 06-04-2009, 01:41 PM

Finally, this changes everything.
Superconsole here we come!

That Black "Wii Classic Pro" controller looks a lot like a PS3 controller.

KillerGremlin · 06-04-2009, 02:32 PM

That does look slick. I always thought Nintendo went with white because of the whole Apple popularity thing, but it is probably a coincidence. I'm sure Nintendo has a market research team that looked at what colors sell best. White is clean and minimalistic, but black is just sleek and sexy.

Teuthida · 06-04-2009, 02:35 PM

The main reason I wanted black was I knew it would look so much nicer than white with this skin:

I love me some fake wood paneling.

Angrist · 06-04-2009, 05:07 PM

I wonder if anyone has made Wii casings of real wood. Or metal.

Edit: Nintendo are thieves.

Ric · 06-04-2009, 06:09 PM

Nintendo aren't thieves. Sony are, the Wii Controller came first. Just not in black. Another case of Sony ripping Nintendo off, they only make consoles because of Nintendo in the first place.

I like the black Wii. I want one. C.H is in Japan. ''Oi C.H get me a black Wii innit''

jeepnut · 06-04-2009, 07:49 PM

Aren't Wii's region free?

Typhoid · 06-04-2009, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ric

Nintendo aren't thieves. Sony are, the Wii Controller came first. Just not in black. Another case of Sony ripping Nintendo off, they only make consoles because of Nintendo in the first place.

Name 5 other times Sony ripped off Nintendo.

And if you want to get technical, if it wasnt for Atari, Nintendo wouldn't be making consoles.

Fuck, Nintendo are such thieves.

Ric · 06-04-2009, 08:36 PM

Nintendo things that Sony ripped off -

1. The D Pad
2. The Analog Stick
3. Rumble Feature
4. Entered Handheld Market
5. Five other things is a bit harsh isnt it?

And I did not say Nintendo aren't theives in general, I meant in the context of what Angrist said they are not theives. Of course one console company or developer will rip off anothers ideas, if they see a good thing they will get in on it. But that controller in Angrists post is a blatant rip off of the style of the Wii controller a case of product familiarity branding and a damned lazy attempt on Sony's part. Why not make something entirely of their own?

Jonbo298 · 06-04-2009, 11:28 PM

Everyone ripped off someone else at some point. Hell, the Shoulder triggers you see on the 360/Original Xbox were "ripped off" the Dreamcast. Sony ripped off motion control. Nintendo ripped off many things. It's a vicious cycle in a pool that gets around patents.

Typhoid · 06-04-2009, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Everyone ripped off someone else at some point. Hell, the Shoulder triggers you see on the 360/Original Xbox were "ripped off" the Dreamcast. Sony ripped off motion control. Nintendo ripped off many things. It's a vicious cycle in a pool that gets around patents.

That was entirely my point.

I don't see it as "ripping off", rather than bettering the industry.

Angrist · 06-05-2009, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by jeepnut

Aren't Wii's region free?

No.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ric

But that controller in Angrists post is a blatant rip off of the style of the Wii controller a case of product familiarity branding and a damned lazy attempt on Sony's part. Why not make something entirely of their own?

That picture is a 3 year old joke. So was what I said.

And you forgot the shoulder buttons.
Nintendo came up with a lot of stuff: D-pad, shoulder buttons, rumble, analog stick (on a console controller), motion control, touch screen (for a hand console), voice control (Hey You Pikachu, DS [not sure if it wasn't done before]). Maybe more.
Sony is a big 'me too' company, but it's how it works. And sometimes they come up with their own stuff. Doesn't matter.

Ric · 06-05-2009, 08:50 AM

I forgot about some of those things Angrist. Most of those are actually Shiguru Miyamoto's creations. Nice one. Did not realise the pic was a joke. I thought it was real

I actually agree with what Typhoid said

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Originally Posted by Typhoid

I don't see it as "ripping off", rather than bettering the industry.

It's like I said ...''Of course one console company or developer will rip off anothers ideas, if they see a good thing they will get in on it.''... thats business.